Its is funny how close the Ipad comes to the macbook wheel (for those that remember).
macbook wheel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:44 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net> wrote: >> On Wednesday 02 June 2010 11:54:11 am John R. Hogerhuis wrote: >> >>> You can go with one tied to a carrier like MiFi (Sprint, Verizon) or >>> you can roll your own and use with any carrier: >> >> You can; I have a MiFi. But it's limited to only 5G per month for $60. >> >> I don't know of any carriers that do better, except for Sprint 4G (not yet in >> So. Cal.) which offers unlimited. >> > > Hence why I suggest decoupling from the carrier... with the > CradlePoint gadget you can pick any carrier, since you just plug > whatever modem or phone is compatible with their service into the > CradlePoint. > > Maybe find one that offers w/ no contract. Then when Sprint rolls out > 4G, if "unlimited" is important, then switch at that point. > > The good thing from the iPad persective with this approach is that you > can either buy a lower priced model with same amount of RAM but no 3G, > or spend the "savings" on a higher RAM SKU. > > Another possibility is Android now supports tethering and wifi bridging. > > -- John. > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
